Venkata Seetarama

Experience

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  Manulife

  May 2009 - Jan 2011

  Sennior QA

  Communicate and negotiate testing timelines, budget, staffing, scope and critical milestones with project managersPlan, Design and Develop the Functional Automation scripts through QTP for specific areas.Test Management activities through QC, executing Manual and Automation testing through QC and Tracking the defects through HP QC.Report the status of test planning, defects and execution activities, including regular status updated to the project team using quality metrics.Apply and innovate advanced procedures/techniques to reduce the time/cost and deliver with quality.Ensure timely notification of issues/problems and make recommendations for issue/problem resolution to project team and resolve and/or escalate testing issues where requiredWorked on Multiple Projects for the same release in Parallel, Co-coordinating the teams and Time Management is the key for the success of the projects.Developed the functional automation framework and did partial automation of the functional testing.Working with multiple Project teams and handling the co-ordi Show less

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  Citi

  Feb 2011 - Jul 2014

  Lead QA

  Suggesting and Implementing automation frameworks/solutions for the functional & non functional testing for the clients.Assess and review the tools usage and provide better framework model for usage of the test management and automation toolsLeading and executing the client's testing projects.Worked on building the TCoE practice setup by building standards & artifacts for Knowledge management, Training's, Hiring, Sales presentation, Identified the opportunities & prospects for professional development of the company. Show less

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  Syntel

  Aug 2014 - now

  QA Manager

  Strong experience with banking applications DAS (Deposit Account Systems), GL ( General Ledgers), Source Channels S3 (Teller applications), Easyweb ( Online Banking Personal), WBB ( Online Banking Corporates), Payment Types ( Wires, Cheques, Bill Payments through EFT, EDI etc, Interact Transfers, Web Broker (Trading application)), Personal & Business Statements generation & distribution, Mobile Banking application & Integration with other applications.Lead support for thorough end to end testing for the Business Acceptance testing, Production Acceptance testing, and also Implementation Support. Understand the Project and Program requirements, downstream systems business flows and prepare for the end to end test planning Actively involved in scheduling the discussions with all impact systems, Project/Program stakeholders in defining the streamlined test approach and communication plan. Show less